This home is one of those special-unique 3 bedroom homes where memories are made. Set on 1.37 acres w/beautifully landscaped designs enhance the unspoiled privacy & seclusion of this homestead, a bird & animal sanctuary in its own right. All day swimming in the built-in Gunite 32’x16’x8’ heated salt water pool & oversized patio area for entertaining & late night cookouts. Cars in the driveway, bikes ready, mornings & afternoons in the gardens w/special plantings or under an exotic tree overlooking a babbling brook. Artists-this property asserts a 14x14 standalone art studio zone eligible for home occupation & has unique details of its own to be cherished, with another barn/shed & kennel/coup. The second level has a flexible floor plan. Master bedroom has an oversized walk in closet with plenty of shelving, tray ceiling, & distinctive closet w/special antique barn doors. One of the rooms upstairs has a tin tray ceiling and working fireplace the other could be used as a bedroom or office. Two fireplaces & addl flew for wood stove-generator hook up-composite decking-hardwood and tile floors throughout. The New York Times picked East Haddam as one of its’ 52 Places to Love’ this year. East Haddam offers the Goodspeed, Gelston House, Gillette’s Castle, Devils Hopyard, EH Historical Society, antiquing, dinning, and an abundance of land trusts & preserves to go hiking, snowshoeing, birding, dog walking, horseback riding, and more. Home cannot be seen from the road, not a drive-by.